# Federal Register #2026-21938

DCSA Seeks Public Comment on the SF 87 Fingerprint Chart Information Collection

**Buyer:** Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), Department of Defense (DoD)
**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** December 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21938

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is seeking public input on its collection of paper fingerprint charts, not soliciting a product or service purchase.
- **Government organizations:** The Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security issued the notice on behalf of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).
- **Information collection:** Standard Form (SF) 87 Fingerprint Charts, under OMB Control Number 0705-0002, supports national criminal history checks for background investigations when fingerprints are collected on paper rather than electronically.
- **People covered:** Individuals considered for federal employment, government-contract work, or long-term access to federal facilities and systems.
- **Estimated annual burden:** 41,500 respondents and 3,458 burden hours.
- **Procurement details:** No products or services are being procured; no OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or quantities are identified.

### Description

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is proposing a public information collection and invites comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is titled Standard Form (SF) 87 Fingerprint Charts and uses SF 87 (OMB Control Number 0705-0002). The fingerprint chart is used for national criminal history checks as part of background investigations, and is completed by individuals including applicants for federal employment, federal employees, government contractors, and people seeking long-term access to federal facilities and systems. The form is used when a hardcopy fingerprint chart is needed instead of electronic fingerprint collection; the notice estimates 41,500 annual respondents and 3,458 annual burden hours.

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